Michael E. O'Hanlon

Charting a way forward in Afghanistan

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM EDT

U.S. soldier Lieutenant Hans Mogelgaard from Pensacola FL, Echo Company, 4th Brigade combat team, 1-508 parachute infantry regiment, is reflected in the glasses of Specialist William Procrot from Spokane WA, of Charlie Company, near FOB Shamulzai in Zabul province, southern Afghanistan, February 4, 2010. REUTERS/Baz Ratner (AFGHANISTAN - Tags: IMAGES OF THE DAY CONFLICT) - RTR29TM4

America’s awesome military

General David Petraeus (Ret.) and Michael E. O’Hanlon

Friday, September 30, 2016

A man in Seoul walks past a TV broadcast of the first presidential debate between U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump

Foreign policy issues in the presidential election

Michael E. O’Hanlon and Fred Dews

Friday, September 30, 2016

U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton takes the stage at a campaign rally in Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S September 27, 2016. REUTERS/Brian Snyder - RTSPQ47

Don’t believe what you hear about Clinton

Michael E. O’Hanlon

Monday, September 19, 2016

Syria Democratic Forces (SDF) fighters walk on the rubble of damaged shops and buildings in the city of Manbij, in Aleppo Governorate, Syria, August 10, 2016. REUTERS/Rodi Said - RTSMDAF

Deconstructing Syria

Michael E. O’Hanlon

Friday, September 16, 2016

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump (L) speaks along side retired U.S. Army Lieutenant General Mike Flynn during a campaign town hall meeting in Virginia Beach, Virginia, U.S., September 6, 2016. REUTERS/Mike Segar - RTX2OE5F

Trump and the generals

Michael E. O’Hanlon

Wednesday, September 14, 2016

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un guides the 3rd Meeting of Activists of the Korean People's Army (KPA) in the Movement for Winning the Title of O Jung Hup-led 7th Regiment in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang on August 4, 2016. KCNA/ via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. REUTERS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, CONTENT, LOCATION OR DATE OF THIS IMAGE. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS PICTURE IS DISTRIBUTED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. SOUTH KOREA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN SOUTH KOREA. - RTSL0PZ

Time to rethink after new North Korean nuke test

Michael E. O’Hanlon

Saturday, September 10, 2016

The U.S. flag flies at half-staff over the U.S. Capitol later in the day following the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida in Washington June 12, 2016. REUTERS/James Lawler Duggan - RTX2FU9H

Split the difference in Congress’s defense-budget fight

Michael E. O’Hanlon

Friday, September 9, 2016

Afghanistan: A September 2016 assessment

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM EDT

Veterans Bill "Chewy" Throckmorton (L), and Greg "Biggs" Bigger, both of Zelienople, Pennsylvania, talk during a Bikers for Trump 2016 rally at Jergel's Rhythm Grille in Warrendale, Pennsylvania April 24, 2016. REUTERS/Alan Freed - RTX2BGD3

Civil-military relations and the 2016 presidential race

Michael E. O’Hanlon

Monday, August 29, 2016